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he's in critical conditions from injuries that begin with a damaged liver to facial injuries. >> the police. i opened the back door and they told me to go back in the house. >> police are trying to figure out a motive for the attack. they are seen taking evidence from the scene this morning. no word on the victim's identity. >>> late this morning, the obama administration announced it will no longer defend the constitutionality of the defense of maferrage act. that's the 1996 federal law that bans the recognition of same-sex marriages. same-sex couples have sued to have the law overturned. the justice department will side with those who say the law is unconstitutional. >> we're now anticipating that this will move to the courts and the courts will decide. >> congress may now appoint it's own -- its own lawyers to defend the law or outside groups might take up the role. swree a reporter working -- we have a reporter working on this story now and will have more at 5:00. >>> the united nations may impose a no-fly zone over libya if unconfirmed reports of attacks on civilians turn out to

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this is video of steve jobs after the liver transplant but sounding strong and looking very thin.this is one year ago with the i-pad release, again one year ago right about this time of year. now we're going to look at an invitation to next week's announcement set out today. some people are saying is there any way steve jobs could show up there? no mention of jobs' health out here today. the shareholders' meeting, he is certainly not here. apple officer tim cook is handling questions and he is giving a glowing report how apple is doing. the apple the company is healthy, even if its iconic leader is not. more at 5:00 and 6:00. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you. >> president obama is planning to call new zealand's president later today to reiterate u.s. support for the country devastated by a powerful earthquake two days ago. >> teams are rushing in with help. jenelle joins us with the latest. >> it's now 8 a.m. thursday morning in new zealand. search and rescue teams continue looking for survivors. anyone trapped under the rubble has now been buried 43 hours and coun

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jobs beat pancreatic cancer 7 years ago and late her a liver transplant -- later had a liver transplant. right now he is on medical leave from apple. >>> a new study shows smartmeter emission are much more powerful than originally thought. that report from sage associates an environmental consulting firm predicts significantly higher radiofrequency radiation levels. they say some smartmeters may also violate fcc public safety standards. pg&e isn't commenting but the utility has said it's scientifically proven that smartmeters are safe. >>> if you spend enough time outdoors, it's something you might want to think about. >> it's a chronic disease. and nobody was treating it except just a couple of doctors. >> how one woman is fighting the disease that's literally crawling all over california. >>> and while we are getting rain, more snow is falling in the sierra. lots of it! when we could see the grand finale. >>> staying inside might be good today. we continue to see heavy rain pounding parts of the bay area. how long will it last? we'll talk about that coming up. ,, 3q copd makes it hard

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you need simple blood tests to check for liver problems. tell your doctor if you are taking other medications or if you have any muscle pain or weakness. this may be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. let's go! [ laughs ] if you have high cholesterol you may be at increased risk of heart attack and stroke. don't kid yourself. talk to your doctor about your risk and about lipitor. >>> welcome back. another round of snow is tapering off this morning from the nation's capital, to baltimore and philadelphia. you can see wet streets in washington, d.c. this hour, where the latest storm is leaving the area buried underseveral inches of snow. >>> all that white stuff makes a slippery morning commute on i-5, from d.c. to south of new york city. snow on i-94 from fargo to minneapolis and madison. and a rain-slicked ride on i-5, from seattle to portland. >> if you're heading to the airport today, you can expect delays in seattle, philadelphia, and washington, d.c. >>> updating our top stories this mornmorning, a devastating earthquake has rock

>> the problem with oxycontin is that the liver system, the pharmaceutical system that t t liver did, prepared it in a way that could be easily defeated so people could get huge doses of medication that was supposed to be slowly released simply by biting down on the tablet or cutting it open and cut the powder out. i think that both of these things are -- very dangerous in different ways. one of the problems with marijuana is people don't take is seriously as a drug. it's affects are much more in siddious than those of oxycontin where somebody could get an overdose and die with oxycontin and have severe withdrawl affects and marijuana doesn't have that kind of drama. >> diswroust clarify my position and my playing of the devil's advocate on my part. but the proposition is that america's public education establishment in conjunction with pediatricians have drug an entire generation and boys and to some extent girls with behavior altering medications and now want to do the same even more so for girls. part of an over medication of america and how we are creating a nation of addicts all

you need simple blood tests to check for liver problems.l your doctor if you are taking other medications or if you have any muscle pain or weakness. this may be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. let's go! [ laughs ] if you have high cholesterol you may be at increased risk of heart attack and stroke. don't kid yourself. talk to your doctor about your risk and about lipitor. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york, sunny, 45. miami, sunny, 78. chicago, mostly cloudy, 46. dallas, partly cloudy, 74 degrees. and l.a., light rain, 61. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows a few areas of patchy clouds drifting through the central plains and the ohio river valley. the big cluster of clouds on the west coast continues to linger. heavy rains and snow are falling across that region from central california up to montana. now later today, the storm parade will continue to march on to the west coast, packing a soggy punch to coastal areas and will bring blowing

cancer and liver failure.rom that disease as they're entering those years where they may become sexually act iive. >> more controversial, hpv vaccine which can help prevent cervical cancer. >> it's recommended for girls for a number of years for prevention ever cervical cancer, the change this year is that it's now available and licensed for boys for protection against genital warts, the question is whether you want to use this vaccine for something that is readily treatable and it's an expensive vaccine. for girls for prevention of cervical cancer, i think it's a great way to go. >> do you recommend it for the boys? >> i'm not git getting it for my boys, until there is real evidence to show it helps protect the girls against cervical cancer i don't think it's worth that cost. >> rich besser, thank you. >>> go to abcnews.com/gma for the complete list of updated immunization recommendations. >>> when we come back, super healthy super bowl treats. ri >> all new. oprah and 378 harpo staffers go vegan for one week

you need simple blood tests to check for liver problems.ell your doctor if you are taking other medications or if you have any muscle pain or weakness. this may be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. let's go! [ laughs ] if you have high cholesterol you may be at increased risk of heart attack and stroke. don't kid yourself. talk to your doctor about your risk and about lipitor. >>> and now a look ahead to the stories we'll be watching this monday. the u.s. is warning libya that violence against anti-government protests cannot continue. more than 200 people have been killed so far. and similar protests in other countries continue but under less violent circumstances. >>> more large prointerests are set today for madison, wisconsin, where members of the unions are protesting. wisconsin's governor supports the bill as way way to save money. >>> and it is a treacherous ride in the upper midwest as a blizzard continues to hammer parts of minnesota. more than a foot of snow is expected in the twin cities as the storm tapers off and then hi

and 33 in liver moore.old but warmer than thought because the winds have not died down as much as expected. 64 in santa rosa tomorrow. 61 in valley hoe. 06 in fairfield. not as strong of winds. so it will be warmer in the afternoon. low 60s in the bay shores and the south bay. close to average this time of year. a look at the satellite and radar picture. warm dry air driving the storms to the north. we will have rain back in the forecast into next week. you can see by tuesday, heavier rain pushing into the bay area about commute time and tapering off in the afternoon. a look at the seven day around the bay forecast, a cold morning. afternoons nice. warming up into the upper 60s friday and saturday but cooling right back down into sunday with more cloud cover. rain expected as we head into next week. a chance on monday but likely as we get to tuesday. >>> a sharks rookie sets a record. gary has highlights straight ahead. >>> and why eating popcorn with cameron diaz has a-rod so aflutter. the internet on a pl

it is a liver station for the buses, pulling over to continue their way. we believe it is a great use of transportation, transit-oriented development because of this location, and its access to all the muni lines, affordable housing. there will be a new grocery store across leigh avenue that will be developed by avalon. they are 174 units of market- rate housing, right across the avenue extension. the walkable grocery opportunity for the residents. it is just great. chairperson mar: thank you. and thanks to the ocean avenue revitalization group. this sounds wonderful. colleagues, if there are no other questions, can we move this forward with a positive recommendation, without objection? nk

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with a liver transplant and his medical history, 2009, a medical leave from apple, came back to work.ously, he is also beaten pancreatic cancer. people are concerned. we will know more when this magazine is published. and stocks are down 1%. is that heim? land let us make sure that he is one of several silicon valley leaders to meet with the president. >> absolutely, with this picture let us hope that he is fine. >> thank you. >>pam: this amazing picture at interstate-80. lookit this traffic it is not moving. the look at this traffic. the backup. interstate-80 and this interchange. caltran in the best to get these roads cleared. still, it is discouraged to travel with snowfall continuing to come down. we will continue to keep you updated on this storm. we will keep you updated on here at kron 4. stay with us @ honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord,

set of a threat to reese -- found a stack of directories, if you take out the yellow pages and the liver and white pages, -- and to deliver the white pages, it will be smaller, but if you are saying they are going to take it up because it is white pages, what would be the difference? i am as environmental as anyone else. we have recycled old directories. the ft is fully recyclable. -- the book is fully recyclab le. that is what the industry would like to happen. the people said, do not deliver a vote if i do not want it, but that is not what is going to have an -- a book if i don't want it, but that is not going to be what happens. >> i would like to give president chiu a chance to respond. >> white pages are required by the state, or i would have considered as well. they could publish white pages separate from yellow pages. i am not sure i understand the specific confusion, but five is the answer. -- but that is the answer. the fact is 150 people not getting 150 books -- we have 1.6 million books being delivered. if we don't have yellowpages, that's illiminating 2/3 of paperwork, and th

the baby remained in them vegetative state with multiple broken bones, a lacerated liver and leadinghis brain before succumbing to his injuries today. >>jacqueline: for a locally mean snow in the sierra. here's a live picture from our heavenly ski resort camera. a low visibility just looks all white because the snow is flying in the sierra at this hour. we are seeing heavy snow at that, you can see where the end of rains in the snow starts. the yellow indicates very heavy rainfall moving into a heavy snowfall is a pushes into the sierra. the north bay hasn't seen much, most of the rain has been in the south bay. we're same rate as far north as the golden gate and light sprinkles for the sellnorth bay. have the cells pushing into the south at this hour. zooming close are, the heavy rain is over milpitas and pushing up to the north towards the diablo range. a water view picture of what's going on, the storm pushed out of this of yester day and back in the bay area. it's moving back to the north and you could see the motion of that. it's not going to be a good time to drive to this here

. >> our viewers might have to imagine livering in a place where temperatures plummet to minus 60 degrees and winter lasts all yearlong. george you just returned to a place very much like this. >> i had the opportunity recently to go to the farthest reaches of the arctic circle in the northern partds of siberia who is sharing the gospel with remote tribes. >> locals call this place yamal. >> yamal means the end of the world. >> and in many ways it is. there are no roads here. people use frozen lakes and rivers to get around on rain deer or snow mobile. >> longitude 70 degrees east. the yamal peninsula sets in the deep frozen siberia tundra of the arctic circle. >> i have 4 layers. putting on my last layer of clothing. >> tefrn temperature fluctuates between minus 30 and minus 60 degrees fahrenheit. >> never wore so many clothes. almost ready. >> it is a little after 6:00 a.m. peter khudi, our siberia guide does last minute checks. >> that right there folks is reindeer skin. this is our sleigh. this is how we are traveling into the tundra. >> the slay is attached to a snow mobile. >> i hav

are really going to struggle to warm. 50 degrees in napa. 49 in fairfield. 53 in san jose and 53 in liverhis storm is going to bring a lot of snow to the sierra. heavy snow tonight into tomorrow morning. 1 to 2 feet of snow at lake level. that's the lowest elevations. 3 to 5 feet in the higher elevations. we have been looking forward to that for quite some time. it's not going to be the only snow. into storm, the rain turns to showers. a blustery and cold afternoon. into thursday, a chilly morning to start the day. showers on and off throughout the day. another big storm pushes through on friday. but it looks like as we head into the weekend, a smaller chance of rain. by sunday a30% chance tests in the mideast are spreading, bringing traumatic scenes of demonstrations. people in libya are protesting in the streets. as kron4's katherine shows us, new protests are happening in among other places, iran, where the government is making it clear that it will have no patience with any unrest. >> the mood of change has been sweeping the middle east. the government has been beating, arresting, eve

we -- he was sick and had liver problems and throat problems but i didn't believe it. i didn't know she was that weird. >> the lawyer suggests to the san francisco chronicledale smith could have died from natural causes and she buried him in the backyard which could be a misdemeanor. >> san jose airport could be getting a longer name. norman ymineta san jose international airport could be adding silicon valley under a new proposal. and some believe adding silicon valley to the name could help market the airport. >> regulators say today's big recall announcement marks end of an investigation into unintended acceleration. >> you can see it's the end of their investigation and beginning of a hassle. toyota recalled an additional two million vehicles and this involves 750 lexuses and highlander models. the government says clips can get into the bay of the pedal arm. toyota recalled 2006 to early 2007 lexus gs models saying plastic pads need to be replaced. today's expanded recall also includes the rav 4 and new lexus lx models. for a list of recalled model goes to abc 7 ne

he took extended leave years ago to fight liver cancer. >> today on oprah at 4:00, the disturbing ordeala girl forced to live in a dog cage when she was a child. at 5:00 we're going to new zealand and get a firsthand account of devastation. also how studying the brain waves of babies could one day be used to predict autism. those stories at 5:00. >> san francisco giants closer brian wilson is making headlines off the diamond today. >> after last friday's workout he says he spent the evening with troubled actor charlie sheen. he flew there from scottsdale on machine's private jet. sheen was hosting a party but wilson says there was no party and major leaguers were there to consult with sheen and producers about a 4th installment of a movie franchise called major league. >> and the coach knew about it, didn't mind it at all. what is it, snow in tahoe. look at that sight. >> let's take a look at it. it's beautiful out there. wow, the snow and they're going to get more as we get more over the weekend. if you get up there for ski week you'll have a lot of groomed powder. i have it zoomed in o

there is 63 in liver nor. sunny skies, 64 degrees in santa cruz. here is the accu-weather forecast. there are patches of fog and you're looking at sunny skies, getting windy tuesday night into wednesday. wednesday is groundhog day. and there is freezing cold conditions and there is a mild weekend friday through owe weekend upper 60s. >> and you'll want to stay inside. >> and there you go. >> all right. just ahead, pet store fire that could have been worse. >> if a fremont man did not ♪ [ female announcer ] there's only one you. that's why sutter health created thedoctorforyou.com, where you can find a doctor based on criteria important to you. and because it's sutter health, you can choose a doctor from some of the most respected medical groups and hospitals in northern california. find your doctor today at thedoctorforyou.com. sutter health. with you. for life. >>> there is no word on what started a fire that killed three puppies in a fremont pet store today. flames swept through a section of the store killing three french bull dog puppies. seven other pup yeez were rescued thanks

it was like, you know, the first place i livered when i came here. >> firefighters say this was a test of the department's resources. two of these fires were two- alarms. meaning two different companies from the same vicinity had to come battle those blazes. those fire companies were safely back at their houses. now the firefighters say they will be investigating these over the coming days. they are convinced there is some sort of link between them. in the mean, the 17 people displaced are being housed by the red cross. live in san francisco, jonathan bloom, kron4 news. >>> now to the newest details in the egypt uprising t. is just after 9:00 friday morning in cairo. a major day, a protest is planned. it's called the day of departure. that mean the protesters want president hosni mubarak to step down immediately. tonight, there is word that the obama administration is in talks with mubarak, urging him to turn his authority over to his vice president and work on a transitional government. so far, 13 people have been killed since the protests turned violent. 1200 others have been injured

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he went to steady himself and put his hand back in the liver. so this is a story that continues through another tour that is actually worse than the first. at some point most of the guys i mentioned decided to adhere to a very old infant the credo that is not as far as i know any part of any official army education which is due on to others before they do unto you. they were in an impossible situation fighting against an enemy that was little and often unarmed. the rules of engagement did not allow them to engage. we are talking young guys. guys who were most interested in protecting themselves and their friends. by the second four, off in killing unarmed people and planting weapons on them, or through various tricks making the command believe they had been attacked so they could respond. probably killed a lot of people unnecessarily. we will never know how many. but i wanted to review that passage that you could get a sense of that feeling in response and what i am going to is tell you -- each of these guys i mentioned ended up. one of the fail

>> the problem with oxycontin is that the liver system, the pharmaceutical system that the liver did,d it in a way that could be easily defeated so people could get huge doses of medication that was supposed to be slowly released simply by biting down on the tablet or cutting it open and cut the powder out. i think that both of these things are -- very dangerous in different ways. one of the problems with marijuana is people don't take is seriously as a drug. it's affects are much more in siddious than those of oxycontin where somebody could get an overdose and die with oxycontin and have severe withdrawl affects and marijuana doesn't have that kind of drama. >> diswroust clarify my position and my playing of the devil's advocate on my part. but the proposition is that america's public education establishment in conjunction with pediatricians have drug an entire generation and boys and to some extent girls with behavior altering medications and now want to do the same even more so for girls. part of an over medication of america and how we are creating a nation of addicts all legally.

he is on his third medical leave after surgery, a liver transplant in '09, the company has not said what is ailing him this time. amid speculation he is not doing well investors want to know who will be his eventual successor? will it be tim cook who has temporarily taken over or someone else? apple indicated it has a succession plan but doesn't want to tip its hand for fear it would make it harder to retain top talent. this group says it isn't concerned about the company's viability in the short-term considering the success of things like the ipad and iphone. the question is how will it fare in the long terms without jobs visionary inventories. he has been key to the success. many point out that apple has deep bench strength when it comes to top management. in other words, there are many other talented individuals outside of jobs at the company. what will happen at the shareholders' meeting. that group will ask the others to vote on a resolution that would force the company to reveal its succession plan. the sthaut they don't have enough votes to force that. bob redell, today in the bay

none of those are options, is it liver can cancer? >> it is sarcoma in both of my lungs. >> has it progressed? >> no. >> and i wanted to feel better. i knew i could control three things, what i am eating, what i am drinking and what i am thinking. when i did the research, i found time and again an anti- inflammatory lifestyle is ski, not just for cancer patients but those that want to stay well and have a healthy life. so, i was looking at the level of stress in my life. the sedentary life style. i had to turn around and get the sleep. i turned it around, made a spread sheet and started to experiment on myself. my books and film and everything else shows people exploring it and it is outstanding as far as the results. >> so, you went see began. >> yes. -- vegan? >> yes. it is plant based. i went vegan and plant based, because honestly it is one of the best way to go. but, i think that -- not to turn people off. what i am suggesting we do is really take inventory of our plate, look at how many of these products we are consuming every s

he took extended leave years ago to fight liver cancer. >> today on oprah at 4:00, the disturbing ordeala girl forced to live in a dog cage when she was a child. at 5:00 we're going to new zealand and get a firsthand account of devastation. also how studying the brain waves of babies could one day be used to predict autism. those stories at 5:00. >> san francisco giants closer brian wilson is making headlines off the diamond today. >> after last friday's workout he says he spent the evening with troubled actor charlie sheen. he flew there from scottsdale on machine's private jet. sheen was hosting a party but wilson says there was no party and major leaguers were there to consult with sheen and producers about a 4th installment of a movie franchise called major league. >> and the coach knew about it, didn't mind it at all. what is it, snow in tahoe. look at that sight. >> let's take a look at it. it's beautiful out there. wow, the snow and they're going to get more as we get more over the weekend. if you get up there for ski week you'll have a lot of groomed powder. i have it zoomed in o